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Brown's winter of discontent may be even bleaker than Callaghan'shttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/jan/11/brown-hoon-hewitt-labour-election
Labour's chances of election victory already looked slim – then came the plot by Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt to oust Gordon Brown<p>The weather was like this 31 years ago. It was bitterly cold in January 1979 and the winter of discontent was in full swing. Rubbish piled up in the streets and there were shortages of food. Schools were closed and icy roads went ungritted.</p><p>For a government exhausted after five years spent struggling with recession, 27% inflation, strikes and an unwelcome visit from the International Monetary Fund, it was the final straw. The break­down of the social contract with the unions left Labour in a policy vacuum and facing inevitable defeat. James Callaghan, then prime minister, said: "How do you announce that the government's pay policy has completely collapsed?"</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/jan/11/brown-hoon-hewitt-labour-election">Continue reading...</a>Gordon BrownGeoff HoonPatricia HewittDavid CameronElections 2009Economic growth (GDP)RecessionUnemployment and employment statisticsManufacturing sectorEconomicsMon, 11 Jan 2010 00:05:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/jan/11/brown-hoon-hewitt-labour-electionLarry Elliott2010-01-11T00:05:09Z